by Jeffrey Turk | May 26, 2021 | Landlord & Tenant
TURK & MILONE, LLP – LEGAL SEMINAR A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? The current and future state of COVID-19 Landlord-Tenant Restrictions With the anticipated lifting of the COVID-19 State of Emergency on June 15, 2021 and the impending expiration of the CDC...
by Jeffrey Turk | Jun 13, 2018 | Landlord & Tenant
I recently had the “pleasure” of testifying on behalf of the real estate industry against the so-called “Just Cause Eviction” ordinance. As I listened to the testimony (and catcalls from the gallery), I heard terms like “slumlord”...
by Jeffrey Turk | Jun 13, 2018 | Landlord & Tenant
On May 15, 2018, the Massachusetts Supreme Court issued a ruling requiring summary process actions to be commenced only in the name of the “owner or lessor” of the property. While previous cases were permitted to be commenced in the name of the managing agent, who...
by Jeffrey Turk | Jul 14, 2017 | Fair Housing, Landlord & Tenant, Property Managers
On November 16, 2016, HUD published the long-awaited “Final Rules” concerning the implementation of the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA). While VAWA was originally enacted by Congress in 1994, these Final Rules were intended to clarify and effectuate the law in a...
by Jeffrey Turk | Aug 27, 2016 | Landlord & Tenant, Property Managers
A recent court decision has placed property owners on notice that, at least in the eyes of the law, the adage “no harm—no foul” does not always apply. The facts of the case were not in dispute. The property owner had a lease provision which required a...
by Jeffrey Turk | Aug 27, 2016 | Landlord & Tenant, Property Managers
Warning: Smoking is not only dangerous to your health, but can also get you evicted from your home. So reads the new warning label which may need to be printed on cigarette packs after a recent housing court decision allowing a landlord to evict a tenant in a...
